Policy Adrift: Mexico’s Southern Border Program
The author examines the performance and impact of Mexico’s Programa Frontera Sur, an effort designed to deter unauthorized…
June 23, 2017 3351 Results
Measuring the Representativeness of Political Parties Through Social Media Text
Social media is becoming more and more a part of the daily political process. From a political science perspective, the…
June 21, 2017 
NAFTA Does Not Matter as Much as You Think (But Renegotiation Matters a Lot)
Most analysis of NAFTA begins by citing the huge increase in bilateral trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico since 1993…
June 19, 2017 
Introduction of Nodal Pricing Into the New Mexican Electricity Market Through FTR Allocations
The authors calculate nodal prices for Mexico's power system and analyze how the allocation of financial transmission rights…
June 17, 2017 
Seeking Scalable, Cost-effective Reductions in Gasoline Demand and Tailpipe Emissions? Focus on Pickup Trucks, Not Priuses
Larger trucks and SUVs with powerful, high-displacement engines are the low-hanging fruit for any policymaker seeking the…
June 14, 2017 
Carbohydrates, H2O, and Hydrocarbons: Grain Supply Security and the Food-Water-Energy Nexus in the Arabian Gulf Region June 13, 2017
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“If I were to pick a single indicator—economic…
Links Between Production and Consumption of Electricity With Economic Performance in Mexico
Mexico should consider expanding its 2014 energy reform legislation by further designing policies that seek to promote…
June 9, 2017 
Closing the health care access gap
The U.S. faces a projected shortage of primary care physicians. The authors of the June HPR newsletter discuss their studies…
June 8, 2017 
The Economic and Fiscal Benefits of Pro-growth Policies
In testimony before the U.S. House Budget Committee, public finance fellow John Diamond outlines steps to reduce projected…
June 7, 2017 
Meeting Armenia’s Diplomatic Corps
At the invitation of Armenia’s Foreign Minister, Edward Nalbandian, Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian addressed the Republic of…
June 6, 2017